Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minden Airport (KMNE)

Lat: 32.65°NLon: 93.3°WElev: 278ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Jul 10:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cotton Valley LA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cotton Valley LA
 32.8°N 93.41°W (Elev. 226 ft)
6:30 pm CDT Jul 22, 2026
10pm CDT Jul 22, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database